ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the impact of the internationalization of the North Yemen conflict, beginning with the emergence in Aden of global Yemeni nationalist groups in the decades preceding the civil war. Gamal Abdel Nasser's intervention in Yemen, support for anti-British groups, and anti-imperialist rhetoric undoubtedly contributed to the failure of the Federation of South Arabia (FSA) model. The British war against nationalist guerillas and the colonial FSA model for South Yemen were similarly plagued by the large presence of mass media and international organizations initially drawn to South Arabia en masse by the onset of the North Yemen Civil War in 1962. Aden also served as a base for international organizations operating in North Yemen. The increased media and international attention made British colonial policy exceedingly difficult to implement. Alec Douglas-Home's cabinet reluctantly granted Trevaskis permission to carry out aerial attacks against Radfan while doing everything possible to avoid international criticism of British anti-rebel attacks and colonial policy.
